Any true R.E.M. lover already knows that "Eponymous" is iby far the best compilation of R.E.M. music and one of the best works of music one can buy. It contains updated versions of classics "Radio Free Europe" and "Gardening at Night," along with the extended version of "It's the End of the World as We know it."

"Eponymous" is truly rare because it combines the most unique R.E.M. songs from the upbeat "Romance" and "Finest Worksong" to the mellow "Fall on Me" to the popular "The One I Love" to the unknown "Driver 8." It is one of those rare works that one can listen to all of without ever getting bored, and it is by far the best piece of art I have ever purchased. n